like a bird’s nest be a thing of great beauty
I’m not sure that the barn resembles any kind of bird’s nest, but I do appreciate Roger Deakin’s words on the beauty to be found in the ordinary.
An old house may be built of the humblest, simplest materials, and, like a bird’s nest be a thing of great beauty.
Or: like a bird’s nest, a house may be beautiful because of the way it combines the simple, ordinary natural materials of which it is built.
Notes from Walnut Tree Farm
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One small step….
Despite the various pieces of tinkering and potching that I’ve committed over the past months, I never really felt that we’d made a real start on conversion of the barn.
Building Progress ~ December 2009
Back to my old tricks and late as heck again.
planners have a lot to answer for…
As usual, I must agree with Roger Deakin.
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